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Interesting Buildings From The Past...

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The Lighthouse Building at King’s Cross King’s Cross in North London was once known as Battle Bridge! Here a bridge once crossed the River Fleet, and it was here that Boudica headed her Iceni tribe in battle against the Roman Army then guarding the city of Londinium and it’s inhabitants. The name King’s Cross comes from an unpopular monument erected to King George IV and a Cross that once stood on the site of the now King’s Cross station.

Buggleskelly...

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Buggleskelly… The year of 1937 began the birth of Buggleskelly, the mythical Irish railway station set on a stretch of disused line near Basingstoke in Hampshire England. The setting was for the film Oh, Mr. Porter starring Will Hay, Moore Marriot, and Graham Moffat… The film was to become a classic! A tumbledown railway station, representing Buggleskelly was built at an old halt, and even during filming the line was being taken up by The Basingstoke and Alton Railway Company. The film itself is one of the funniest of British comedies in the Music Hall tradition of the 1930′s. The location of the run-down mythical Buggleskelly station was very overgrown when we visited there with our cameras in 1996, but it was still possible to make out where the booking office, rail lines, and signal box had once stood. There are more pictures taken at the location on  http://twitpic.com/photos/patricallaghan3

The Mossman Collection...

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  Following up on Will and Jo’s visit to Stockwood Discovery Centre and housed in the same grounds is the Mossman Carriage Collection with original fine horse-drawn transport from the 18th century to the present day. ‘Will and Jo ‘ found this wonderful Wells Fargo stagecoach on display there, notable for its appearance in the movie “Carry on Cowboy”

Stockwood Discovery Centre...

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Will and Jo’ enjoying the wonderful delights of Stockwood Discovery Centre in Bedfordshire UK last weekend. Stockwood houses the famous Mossman Collection of horse drawn carriages from the days of Cromwell to the late Victorian period. Once the home of Stockwood House the park has extensive grounds that include Victorian and Italian gardens, a hands on working museum, stables, dinning rooms, gift shop and golf course. It’s a must visit for anyone who can get there… If not, google it! It’s well worth a look!

Interesting Movies From The Past...

One of the finest and funniest of films to come out of the Ealing studio in 1953 was The Titfield Thunderbolt. There can hardly be anyone on the planet that has never watched this wonderful little movie. Completely English, and depicting English country life, it’s a rural wealth of interesting characters. When the then British Railways made their minds up to close the Titfield to Mallingford branch line the villagers decide to run the rail line themselves in a very innovative and humorous way…Full of the colour of a warm English summer, the Michael Balcon production features John Gregson, Stanley Holloway, George Relph, Hugh Griffith and Sidney James. T.E.B. Clarke wrote the screenplay and it was directed by Charles Crichton.

Actress Enid Stamp Taylor...

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I think it is something of an importance to include this picture of Enid taken in 1934 whilst she relaxed with those around her that really mattered in her life. The shot was taken in the back garden of her West London home by Enid’s husband Sidney Colton

The Veiled Lady...

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London’s Natural History Museum An impressive view of the museum An impressive building with an impressive interior and displays. Thousands visit the museum every day of the year… to wander its vast halls or just sit outside for lunch and a drink. It was also the setting for David Suchet’s ‘Poirot’ in “The Veiled Lady”